Alan Lawson

Justice Alan Lawson is retiring effective Aug. 1 after only six years on the state's highest and most prestigious court. Lawson leaves a fourth seat for the governor to fill on the seven-member court as he seeks reelection.

Lawson, appointed by former Gov. Rick Scott in 2016, will step down effective Aug. 31. He has been part of a major conservative shift on the Supreme Court during the past three years.